today sentencing follows what private bradley manning's defense calls a huge victory. guilty on 20 counts, but not guilty on the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. manning gave wikileaks battle plans, diplomatic cables, and this video that killed innocent civilians in baghdad. he faces up to 136 years in prison. >> the government is very, very serious about protecting the status of classified information, and people who deseminight it are playing with fire. >> reporter: the judge found manning negligent but said he did not intend for those secrets to land in the hands of osama bin laden, which they did. still, the espionage charges are historic. >> espionage charges have been brought against spies and traitors and not those who leaked information to the media with no ill intent. >> it is a serious precedent, it is a serious abuse, and it will mean the end of national security journalism in the united states as we know it. >> reporter: the white house and state department had no comment. in a statement, the top democrat and republican on the house intelligence commi